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EP 1170783 A1 20020109 - Pick-up-tool

Title (en)

Pick-up-tool

Title (de)

Greifwerkzeug

Title (fr)

Pipette à vide

Publication

EP 1170783 A1 20020109 (EN)

Application

EP 01810573 A 20010614

Priority

EP 01810573 A 20010614
EP 00810578 A 20000703

Abstract (en)

A pick-up tool for the mounting of semiconductor chips onto a substrate has a suction device which consists of a plate (4) made out of a dimensionally stable material one surface of which (5) has structures (6) made of hardened adhesive. The material for the plate (4) is, for example, aluminium, a carbon fibre composite material or a dimensionally stable plastic. A suitable material for the structures (6) is, for example, an adhesive which has Teflon TM as the filling material. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H01L 21/00

IPC 8 full level

H01L 21/683 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01L 21/6838 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] EP 0456426 A1 19911113 - CANON KK [JP]
[A] EP 0298564 A1 19890111 - PHILIPS & DU PONT OPTICAL [NL]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1170783 A1 20020109

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01810573 A 20010614